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Sadly, no, tempting as it may be, that is frowned upon.

Being registered farmers does give us access to stronger rodenticides than the average person can get hold of but I use them sparingly as I don't want to poison all the surrounding wildlife

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Nuclear research. Realtor. Duck keeper (?) Farming.
There could be a life changing thread. My pen-pushing to landlord doesn't seem so big a change now. :lol:

What next?
Ah...best-selling whodunnit writer. Of course. ;)

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What about "I do" :rofl:

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We are working on opening up a winery, actually a meadery, making mead from our honey (we keep bees as well), and the fruits and berries that we grow. We started the process, got the green light from the town and Mrs Crofty82 designed us a fabulous logo but then covid hit so it is on hold at the moment. We have not been wasting our time though, there has been much recipe sampling.
I am still selling real estate but only OH is involved with the nuclear stuff now, I moved on about 10 years ago.

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Hopefully it wasn't a Fisher either, they are nasty (they'll even attack a dog)

Sorry to hear about your ducks, hope they are recovering from the attack..

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"We can't afford those medications, dental work, hearing aids, "

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"Yes, let's do buy a cabin in the wilderness"

No neighbours for about 20 km
100 km from a "big" town with services ............. less than 5,000 people.
60 km from the nearest telephone
No services to the land, including no cell phone (only satellite phone possible, some times)
Cabin in serious deteriorated state, with a 12' x 12' pack rat nest in the "attic".

We had fun for 14 years, but never managed to achieve building the new cabin on that better site. We did get water brought up from the stream to a tank in the cabin so we had a flush toilet indoors .......... thank heavens for generators!! The other option was to bring water in buckets from the stream and pour water in to the toilet to flush it.

Desperate for a shower??? Either go and lie in the stream with tiny fish nibbling your toes, boil water and have a stand-up top to bottom wash in the bathroom, or drive 60 km to the laundromat with 2 showers, cost $2 per shower, 10 minutes maximum. Let one of the machines wash the sheets and clothes while you get clean.

Get a free hair colour by washing your hair with the iron-rich stream water.


I'd have run away screaming once upon a time!!!

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Well poo .
I was just reminded about your ducks in another thread.

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Thanks Siouxie and Bevs. The two 'hospitalized' ducks are doing ok so far, they are eating and drinking which I am taking as a good sign and seem fairly calm (which may not be). The main group are definitely more nervous than they were before. I went out to feed them yesterday evening and they got themselves into a panic, with two running out of the shed into the pen. One of them came straight back in but the other one stayed out. When I went to retrieve her she decided to take off, they are Indian Runner ducks, they don't really fly but they can manage to get airborne and fly a few feet. Unfortunately the few feet took her over the fence and into the forest, I think she was even more surprised than I was, by this time the light is fading, and I am trying to find a small white duck in the snow. I found her footprints which led me to the duck and I could herd her gently back into the pen so all present and correct again.
I attached a photo of some of them enjoying a nice afternoon in the sun last Summer.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...98fbd7d572.jpg

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Yeah I didn't want to tempt fate by saying that! I'll stick with "......but I got away with it"

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This sounds quite the adventure Scilly! real Wildnerness living! Something I haven't ruled out myself as a real get away spot....

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If you search around on the forum there are some interesting posts from Scilly about the times they spent in that cabin. There was a thread on living off the grid (not sure if that was the title but it was the topic) that has some good ones.

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I am pleased you were able to find her and get her ‘home’, safe and sound. She probably wouldn’t have survived too long in the forest.

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You know that Bob Newhart skit where he does Walter Raleigh talking about tobacco?
Imagine his routine for poutine. :rofl:

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It was actually ..... though our daughter would go into panic stations when we went there because "I can't get hold of you!!!" :lol:

We met a lot of very friendly people, learnt a lot about previous use and owners of our 20 acres, and tried to save an old trapper's cabin that was hidden in a wooded area ......... apparently it was one in a chain of about 20 that had been worked by an old guy in the 40s and 50s.

We never did find the "commune" that was supposedly about 10 miles away.

Saw lots of deer, a bear at least once on every trip, marks of moose and elk, and loads of other interesting wild life.